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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Balancing AI innovation with the human touch](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Open letter accuses OnTheMarket of ‘misleading shareholders’](/upload/images/shutterstock_1851207448.jpg)
OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Accelerating growth: the key advantages of implementing a CRM](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%202%20360x280.png)
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents Do Charity - not so rubbish causes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Condensation mould – a black mark for property](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280%20heading%20image%20-%20black%20mould.png)
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![OnTheMarket retains majority agent-owned status](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket is celebrating retaining its majority agent-owned status amid sell-offs by some of its early shareholders. It comes after 1.9m shares held...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket reveals IPO agent share sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
More than 3m of shares have been placed in a dedicated facility established by OnTheMarket (OTM) after its initial public offering...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Incoming! It’s hard work to figure out the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
![OnTheMarket creates 'better outcome' facility for IPO agents to exit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has written to agents who backed the portal at its 2018 initial public offering to provide a “better outcome” if...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![The value of property marketing in a changing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/drphoto400x310.jpg)
It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...
19 October 2022
From: Features
![OnTheMarket issues new shares for agents signing longer term listing deals](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has issued new shares for agents who have signed new long-term listings agreements. The listed portal said in a stock market...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket boss confident agents will remain once IPO tie-in ends](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has been having “positive discussions” with founding shareholder agents about renewing their contracts once they expire next year. Agents who invested...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency heavyweight joins property investment PropTech platform](/upload/images/Grenville%20Turner.jpg)
One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![The complete business phone system in a mobile app for property professionals](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/pipcall/360x280.png)
The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...
07 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Why don’t agencies list on the stock market anymore?](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features
![Could autonomous transportation affect the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...
13 January 2021
From: Features
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/eat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![PropTech Today: the challenge with iBuyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Technology is central to solving property’s mismeasurement issue](/img/default/eat.png)
To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...
13 June 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter – who are the challenger portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...
06 June 2020
From: Features
![Portals Say No! They reject agents' plea for virus payment holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![2020 - the year of Airbnb, and the opportunity for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...
15 January 2020
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - the first industry moves of 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Portal Fees: Rightmove, Zoopla and OTM explain their charges](/img/default/eat.png)
We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove names digital consumer entrepreneur as new chairman](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove has this morning named Andrew Fisher as its non-executive chairman, stepping into the role on January 1. He succeed Scott Forbes,...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online estate agents and digital malfunction](/img/default/eat.png)
It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features
![Your new shop window is not a shop window](/img/default/eat.png)
In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...
04 September 2019
From: Features
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide veteran says he could float online agency on the stock market](/img/default/eat.png)
The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![What kit do I need for sensational photography?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...
21 August 2019
From: Features
![‘Safer Property Search’ scheme to prioritise agents covered by TPO](/img/default/eat.png)
A trade association of agents selling properties overseas has launched a new feature which it claims will give buyers greater security...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Giraffe360: A New Camera Transforming Floorplans and Property Photography](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been a busy year for Giraffe360. Following its £1 million successful funding round in January and moving its headquarters from...
05 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Jobs Today - all the industry movers and shakers…](/img/default/eat.png)
The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top Purplebricks investor would back US closure to bolster agency in UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![The evolution of tenant demands explored](/img/default/eat.png)
In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...
29 May 2019
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - in pole position for more fund-raising...](/img/default/eat.png)
You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING!](/img/default/eat.png)
BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...
07 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents Do Charity - and here's proof it's not remotely grim up north...](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove's charges 'are good value for agents' insists ex-agency boss](/img/default/eat.png)
Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket will be self-funding if 'free' agents start paying](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Do floor plans and photos really help to sell a property?](/img/default/eat.png)
Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...
21 November 2018
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest industry moves...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News
11 August 2018
From: Features
![Emoov's 'final' crowdfunding tops £1.5m with two weeks left to run](/img/default/eat.png)
Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Emoov hints at IPO in 2019 and raises £1m from crowdfunding](/img/default/eat.png)
Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket - Is it now taking aim at Rightmove?](/img/default/eat.png)
An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Six mistakes to avoid when taking property photographs](/img/default/eat.png)
You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...
04 April 2018
From: Features
![Countrywide's own broker cuts agency’s forecast for 2018 and 2019](/img/default/eat.png)
Jefferies - the City consultancy which has in the past worked with Countrywide - has cuts its forecasts for the troubled...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Simple tips to take professional property photos](/img/default/eat.png)
Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images. With most buyers browsing the internet for...
07 March 2018
From: Features
![All eyes on Agents' Mutual as it floats on London stock market](/img/default/eat.png)
All eyes are on Agents’ Mutual’s first day of trading on the London stock exchange - just over five years after...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents' Mutual float to begin against backdrop of stock market jitters](/img/default/eat.png)
Most listed agencies and portals suffered share price falls yesterday, creating a challenging landscape for Agents’ Mutual which launches on the London stock exchange...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide share price falls to lowest ever level](/img/default/eat.png)
Shares in troubled agency group Countrywide have fallen to their lowest-ever level of 106.40p in trading this morning. Yesterday shares fell a...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Connells keeps us guessing as appeal shadow looms over OTM IPO](/img/default/eat.png)
Connells has told Estate Agent Today that it is not making any official comment yet on the decision revealed yesterday that...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![What now for the OTM IPO?](/img/default/eat.png)
Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...
21 December 2017
From: Features
![Property Natter: things to look out for in 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...
16 December 2017
From: Features
![Purplebricks listing on OnTheMarket? - no comment from both sides](/img/default/eat.png)
Both Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are keeping their powder dry on speculation that that hybrid agency is going to list on the...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Will OTM float or sink?](/img/default/eat.png)
Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...
11 December 2017
From: Features
![OnTheMarket announces float details - but no timetable yet](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has announced some details of its IPO and the launch of its stock market flotation - but it has given nothing...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![New OnTheMarket contract ‘imposes restriction on acquisitions’](/img/default/eat.png)
The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket announces another agency sign-up as IPO nears](/img/default/eat.png)
Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal. This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chancellors Group signs five year deal with OnTheMarket portal](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors Group has signed a five year deal to list its sales and lettings properties with the OnTheMarket portal. The group has...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Ladbrokes boss puts a bet on Agents' Mutual and OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
Chris Bell, a former chief executive of bookies’ organisation Ladbrokes, has been named as the non-executive chairman of Agents’ Mutual as...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Jostling for position: battle of the property portals continues](/img/default/eat.png)
The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features
![Franchise agencies continue war of words over merger terms](/img/default/eat.png)
Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket emails suggest shares 'lock-in' is not compulsory](/img/default/eat.png)
It appears that OnTheMarket member agents can, if they wish, opt out of the five year ‘lock in’ share agreement and...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket rebel agent makes last-ditch bid to overturn float proposal](/img/default/eat.png)
An early Gold member of OnTheMarket is making a last-ditch bid to stop its parent company, Agents’ Mutual, from floating on...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![eMoov looking to 'go mainstream' with recruitment of new marketing chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agency eMoov has announced the appointment of a new marketing expert. Lucy Milne - formerly marketing director of Just Eat...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Estate Agent Today Panel - Agents’ Mutual: the arguments continue](/img/default/eat.png)
No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Portal Wars - OnTheMarket to demutualise and float on stock market](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/eat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Zoopla says member-agents made £15m-plus from IPO share offer](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla has released details of the profit some of its agents have made from its 2014 offer to purchase shares at...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/eat.png)
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents Do Charity - and everyone's at it before Christmas...](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...
09 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/eat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Win new vendors by advertising internationally](/img/default/eat.png)
What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...
16 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
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Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...
16 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Purplebricks marketing chief off-loads almost 250,000 shares in agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief marketing officer of Purplebricks, Joby Russell - who in the recent past has described the hybrid as “the UK’s...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Merger or float is the only way onliners can topple Purplebricks](/img/default/eat.png)
The only way Purplebricks' dominance of the online agency sector can be challenged is via a merger between competitors or another stock...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![eMoov secures £500,000 loan to fund lettings and international expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons hires new CFO to support growth and expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
Foxtons has announced the appointment of Mark Berry as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Berry will take over from current CFO...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – why deposit protection schemes matter](/img/default/eat.png)
This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...
15 April 2016
From: Features
![New year. New look?](/img/default/eat.png)
Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...
14 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![The CHAPS debate: This needs to be discussed in adult fashion](/img/default/eat.png)
A riposte to Rob Hailstone's article: 'C'mon CHAPS, Don't be faized'. Good Day, and a late Merry Christmas. Sorry for the delay in...
08 January 2016
From: Features
![Online Vs traditional – the battle continues](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...
08 January 2016
From: Features
![You read it here first – what to look for in 2016](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...
31 December 2015
From: Features
![Online agency scoops £1m after crowdfunding campaign](/img/default/eat.png)
Controversial online estate agency eMoov is on the verge of successfully raising £1m through crowdfunding - and may even hit the...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - as summer turns to autumn](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bank Holiday weekend heralds the end of August and the return to a more normal sales and lettings market for...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Agency launches revolutionary 'new era' fees structure](/img/default/eat.png)
Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson is launching a fee structure linked directly to what it calls the “customer experience.” Linley &...
17 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![£5m windfall for share-buying Zoopla agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 87 per cent of Zoopla members who bought discounted shares in the firm last year have made additional purchases this summer...
22 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Why estate agents must come to terms with change](/img/default/eat.png)
A riposte to Paul Smith's article 'Why Estate Agents Must Stand Up to the Power of the Portals' I just read an...